Wednesday’s thrilling 4-3 win at Brighton moved Emery’s men up to third in the table and they host the table-topping Gunners on Saturday targeting a ninth win in 10 top flight matches.
Victory would move Villa to within three points of the summit but Emery insists he is not thinking about a possible title challenge.
Asked if his team were in the title race, he replied: “No. They (Arsenal) are clear favourites to win the league.
“We are only trying to compete as well as possible.